CES 2013

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Ride Like the Wind
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 08, 2014  | 
This gorgeously customized Harley, on display in the Diamond Audio booth at the 2014 CES, is enough to make a non-rider want to jump in the saddle and ride off into the sunset. Apart from its sheer beauty and the fact that it has a 12-speaker sound system powered by a single Diamond Audio Micro4 power amplifier, no one knew anything about the bike, and its owner was nowhere to be found when I stopped by the booth. I came back a second time and someone had put a placard on the seat that highlighted one other interesting fact about the sound system...
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CEDIA 2013
A Blast from Custom Installation’s Past
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 28, 2013  | 
Prominent among the Hall of Fame exhibit at CEDIA 2013 is Audio Design Associate’s (ADA) towering System 56, an expandable multi-zone AV system introduced before CEDIA even existed. Multisource/multizone capability and features such as electronic volume control and turn-on volume presets were cutting edge back 1977.
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Roaming With TiVo
Al Griffin  |  Sep 27, 2013  | 
TiVo, the savvy couch potato’s alternative to a cable company DVR, just rolled out its 5th-gen Roamio platform. Roamio comes in 3 flavors: Core ($200), Plus ($400), and Pro ($600). The difference between the three comes down to storage (the Pro tops things off at 3 Terabytes) and options (the core Roamio has just cable and off-air tuning, while the Plus/Pro add streaming capability). TiVo service will run you $14.99/month.
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CES 2013: Personal audio
Brent Butterworth  |  Jan 15, 2013  | 

As much as CES 2013 was a headphone show, it was also a Bluetooth show. So many companies displayed new Bluetooth speakers that I started doing triage on the first day, ignoring the lookalikes, the animal-shaped speakers, and (most of) the cheap plasticky junk to focus on personal audio products that would have a fighting chance of giving you good sound.

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CES 2013: New audio gear
Brent Butterworth  |  Jan 14, 2013  | 

Even with so many new headphones, Bluetooth speakers, and other new personal/portable audio products debuting at last week's CES, there was still plenty of room for new introductions in traditional audio products. In fact, the Venetian Hotel was full of 'em, with exhibits spanning five floors plus some of the convention space downstairs.

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CES 2013: Voco Voice Controlled Wireless Media System
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 14, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: An Inside Look at Sony's New ES Speakers
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 14, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: HRT Stage Amplified Speaker System
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 14, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: NAD Master Series Digital Suite
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 14, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: Music Hall Targets LP Lovers on a Budget
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 14, 2013  | 
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The State of Smart TV @ CES
Al Griffin  |  Jan 14, 2013  | 

If one thing was clear at CES 2013, it was that Smart features on top-of-the line TVs had advanced substantially over those found on last year’s models.

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CES 2013: Wyrestrom HDMI Routers
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 13, 2013  | 
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CES 2013 Video: Wyrestorm HDBaseT Amp Sends HD 200 Feet
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 13, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: IGO Audio Integrated Speaker Cabinets
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 13, 2013  | 
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CES 2013: BDI Home Theater Furnishings
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 13, 2013  | 

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